This study looks at how language influences people in drama, poetry, advertising, and other media in popular culture, examining the ways we use language to represent and sell notions of love and sexuality, and social and political power.
In a lively and engaging debate, Love, Power and Meaning outlines and challenges different critical approaches to reading and writing. Looking at a range of texts, including poems, artworks, advertising, political speeches and a one-act play, it explores
PART 1: CRITICAL CONDITIONS, 1. INTERPRETATION, 2. EVALUATION,PART 2: LOVE, SEX, BODY, 3. BODIES THAT SELL, 4. LOVE, SEX AND POETRY,PART THREE; POWER: 5. POLITICS, LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY, 6. THE POLITICS OF READING (AND) WRITING
In a lively and engaging debate, Love, Power and Meaning outlines and challenges different critical approaches to reading and writing. Looking at a range of texts, including poems, artworks, advertising, political speeches and a one-act play, it explores
PART 1: CRITICAL CONDITIONS, 1. INTERPRETATION, 2. EVALUATION,PART 2: LOVE, SEX, BODY, 3. BODIES THAT SELL, 4. LOVE, SEX AND POETRY,PART THREE; POWER: 5. POLITICS, LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY, 6. THE POLITICS OF READING (AND) WRITING